-Aesop
These days, I write once a week.
Maybe I wouldn't have had the courage to even try to do it, if I hadn't read that Maggie Stiefvater's first novel, LAMENT, had been written in just such a way. I read her post about it last spring, and mentally shelved it as a curiosity.
Well. Life gets crazy, and you have to dust off even your curiosities and put them to use. I knew I had a few hours Sunday afternoon when I could go to a coffee shop and expand. So that is what I decided to do, only I chose to expand in the direction of a novel. And you know what's kind of curious? I'm just as productive in those three or so hours as I used to be in an hour every morning.
I believe this works because I think about my writing during the week. I think about what comes next; I dip into that world in my mind if only for a few minutes. The other reason it works is that I go to a café without wi-fi.
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I honestly believe forcing oneself to write every day in counter productive. I write when time allows or the muse won't settle down until words spill out. In between those moments the story continues to expand and breathe, getting ready for the next session of muse vomit.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you found what works for you. (Hugs)Indigo
I do try to write every day and usually hit about 4-5 times a week. The main reason is I'm working toward a goal that motivates me to drag my butt out of bed at 6AM to write for a couple of hours. I have found that no matter how long I write, or when, once I give over to it, I enjoy it, time flies and it feels good.
ReplyDeleteIndigo - I liked writing every day. I also like writing once a week. As long as I'm writing.
ReplyDeleteJonathan - It's nice knowing that somewhere not too far away, something is writing at 6 AM.